Washing-machine



(No ModelQ) F. S'. SPANGLER. WASHING' MACHINE.

N0. 490,372. Patented Jan. 24, 1893,

' V fwenz??? WLZeJJeJ I ?uat Urvrrnn States FRED S. SPANGLER,

WASHING OF ORION, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,372, dated January24, 1893.

Application filed May 17, 1892.

.T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRED S. SPANGLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orion, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in washing-Machines; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates in general to machines for washing clothes bedding,linen, &c., and especially to that class of washing machines known aspounders.

It has for its object to provide a device of this character which shallbe simple in construction, efficient in operation, and which can bemanufactured and sold at small cost.

The invention consists in the construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and described and claimed in the followingspecification.

Referring to the annexed drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecomplete device; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same, andFig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the severalviews.

A is a hollow metallic shell, made in the form of a cone as represented.A tube a extends centrally down from the apex of the cone, to receive ahandle B.

C denotes a horizontal partition near the bottom of the shell, and Danother partition near the top of the cone. These partitions divide theinterior of the shell into two compartments or chambers E and F, asclearly represented in Fig. 2. The lower partition is provided withopenings c, preferably six in number, whereby the chamber E communicateswith the atmosphere. The upper partition is also perforated as at d, theholes being preferably three in number as shown in dotted lines in Fig.3, forming communication between the two chambers E and F. The loweredge or rim Ct' of the Vessel eX- tends down some distance below thebottom partition C, for a purpose which will be explained later on. Thechamber E has fur- Serial No. 433.283. (No model.)

ther communication with the atmosphere through openings e, and thechamber in the top of the shell also communicates with the atmospherethrough openings f.

G are air tubes, three in number, on the outside of the shell A, runninglongitudinally of the same and preferably formed, as shown, wider at thetop than at their lower ends. These tubes are arranged in line with theopenings eand f in the sides of the shell, and cover and protect thesame. The principal object of these tubes is, however, to direct andcarry any splashings through the openings e, f downward into thewash-tub or'boiler.

The construction of the device being as thus described, the operationwill be readily understood.

The instrument is adapted to be used by hand, or in amechanical orautomatic washer, being connected in the latter event with a crankshaft, or other mechanism, for reciprocating it up and'down to beat orpound 'the clothes to be washed. In the downward stroke of the devicethe air caught under the bottom partition C is forced into the water andamong the articles to be washed, thoroughly agitating the water. Aportion of the confined air escapes through the openings c into thechamber E, and up through the perforations cl into the chamber F whenceit escapes out the side openings f. Air also escapes from the lowerchamber E out the side openings e. In the upstroke a partial vacuum willbe formed under the bottom partition C sucking up the clothes with theinstrument, until the air which rushes up the tubes G and into theopenings e and, f passes through chambers E and F, to the under side ofC. As the air rushes in and out of the chambers, through the bottom andside openings, considerable water and suds are carried with it, and thefunction of the tubes G is to prevent this water from splashing out ofthe tub or other' Vessel in which the instrument is used, and to directthe same downward into the bottom of the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:-

In a clothes washing device, the combina- Iu testimony whereof I affixmy signature in tion of the shell A, the partitions C, D, dipresence oftwo witnesses. viding the shell into the Chambers E, F, the

openings c, (Z, in said partitions, respectively, F. S. SPANGLER. 5 theopenings e, f, in the Side walls of the VVitnesses:

Chambers, and the tubes G covering the lat- A. M. BURD,

ter openings, substantially as described. F. A. SAND.

